Cedar Point provides lessons to students, researchers Since the summer of 1975, UNL has boasted a west campus that provides hands-on learning for students and researchers. Cedar Point Biological Station is located north of Ogallala, on the south shore of Lake Ogallala, just east of Lake McConaughy. The station features more than 1,000 acres of […]
Librarians and archivists are always called on to help bring documents and their history to life. But Katherine “Kay” Walter – a baseball fanatic – recently had a chance to help give a baseball legend a new voice. Working with ESPN.com’s reporters and producers on a special archiving and digitization project on Lou Gehrig’s last […]
The Academic Planning Committee will hold two public hearings about the proposed cuts in UNL’s 2009-2010 fiscal year budget. The hearings are July 30 and Sept. 18 in the Nebraska Union (room posted). Hearing times are tentatively set for 1 to 5 p.m. each day. The July 30 session will focus on administrative reductions, while […]
Chantal Kalisa is not taking a class from UNL to Rwanda so that they can “save” the locals, or solve their problems. As they meet with local government officials and activists in and around the capital city of Kigali, Kalisa wants to help her students avoid the savior mentality altogether. “Of course at the end […]
The production company that taped Larry the Cable Guy’s July 4 performance at Memorial Stadium had so much invested in the event that they turned to Ken Dewey, a School of Natural Resources climatologist, to monitor weather on site during the performance. A crew of about 100 taped the performance to air later on the […]
A short walk to the Centennial Mall Garden Market is a chance to buy fresh vegetables and get away from the office for Sibali Dutta. Dutta and her colleagues from the Institutional Research and Planning office joined the weekly Wellness Walk to the farmers market sponsored by UNL’s Wellness Initiative. “I loved it. I’m probably […]
The International Quilt Study Center and Museum and UNL Repertory Theatre received grants from the Woods Charitable Fund. The Quilt Study Center received $50,000 to support a communications coordinator for two years. The Repertory Theatre received $15,000 toward a part-time director of community engagement and development. For more information on the Woods fund, go to […]
The annual fan day for Husker football fans is 9:30 to 11 a.m. Aug. 8. All players and coaches will be in Memorial Stadium to sign autographs and pose for pictures. Posters and media guides will also be available at Husker Authentic. For more information, go to www.huskers.com.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers presented the Power Electronics and Machines in Wind Applications Conference June 24-26 in Lincoln. The conference drew nearly 100 attendees from around the world, according to Jerry Hudgins, chair of UNL’s Department of Electrical Engineering, and the leader of the event. The conference was held in Lincoln because […]
The next UNL surplus auction is July 18 at the City Campus Warehouse, 900 N. 22nd St. The auction starts at 9 a.m., doors open for viewing at 7:30 a.m. For more information, go to http://inventory.unl.edu/auctions or call 472-2085.
